Appointments and Executive Changes

News about Appointments and Executive Changes, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 27, 2013

Editorial urges Supreme Court to review and overturn ruling that Pres Obama's recess appointments to National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional; holds that Obama has had to make many recess appointments because Senate Republicans have gone out of their way to make themselves effectively unavailable, refusing to confirm nominees to agencies whose missions they oppose. MORE

Jan. 26, 2013

Editorial criticizes federal appeals court for ruling that Pres Obama's recess appointments to National Labor Relations Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are unconstitutional; argues decision breaks with 150 years of precedent and legitimizes disruptive legislative practices by Republicans. MORE

The completion of the deal has been slowed by regulators’ concerns that Mikhail Fridman or his company might be targeted by expanded sanctions on the Russian energy industry stemming from the Ukraine conflict.